Sustainability Stories
Beacon Manufacturing – Supporting LEV Innovation at Newlab
Newlab at Michigan Central is home to a new 10,000-square-foot center for manufacturers of light electric vehicles (LEVs) – two-...
Technology-Driven Air Quality Monitoring Gains Traction in Detroit
JustAir, a Detroit-based startup cofounded by Darren Riley leverages data and technology to provide hyperlocal air quality insights, largely in...
Shaping the Future: U-M’s First Vice Provost for...
This month, Shalanda Baker began her role as the University of Michigan’s inaugural Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action....
Ecosphere Organics on Advancing Sustainable Biorefining
Ecosphere Organics, cofounded by Brittanie Dabney, is focused on innovating within the sustainable biorefining industry. By leveraging advanced technologies, including...
Restoring Detroit’s Tree Canopy
Detroit was once known as the “city of trees,” but disease, invasive insects, and budget cuts over time have decimated...
THRIVE Collaborative’s Approach to Sustainable Development
THRIVE Collaborative is an Ann Arbor-based real estate development, design, building, and consulting firm dedicated to creating life-enhancing, grid-interactive buildings...
Tackling Water Infrastructure and Coastal Challenges in Michigan
Ann Arbor-based CIS was founded in 2013 by Corvias, a Rhode Island-based company that provides infrastructure services to the military,...
Scrap Soils: Innovating with a Robotic Food Waste...
Scrap Soils is a Detroit-based nonprofit composting organization, focused on diverting food waste from landfills and transforming it into nutrient-rich...
The Growing Role of Refill Shops
The concept of refilling containers to reduce plastic waste and promote sustainability is taking hold in many forms. From pop-ups...
USGBC: Strategies, Challenges in Designing Environmentally Responsible Buildings
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering prosperous, healthy, and resilient communities through sustainable...
Phinia’s Twin Focus: Efficiency Today and a Carbon-Free...
Based in Auburn Hills, Mich., Phinia (NYSE: PHIN) is a publicly traded company spun off from BorgWarner in July 2023...
Green Goals in Higher Education
In May, Edna Lorenz, PE, CEM, LEED AP, took on the role of Director of the Office of Campus Sustainability...
Beacon Manufacturing – Supporting…
Newlab at Michigan Central is home to a new 10,000-square-foot…
Technology-Driven Air Quality Monitoring…
JustAir, a Detroit-based startup cofounded by Darren Riley leverages data…
Ecosphere Organics on Advancing…
Ecosphere Organics, cofounded by Brittanie Dabney, is focused on innovating…
Detroiters Working for Environmental…
SBN Detroit talked to Laprisha Berry Daniels, Executive Director…
Gulay Serhatkulu, Setting the…
SBN Detroit interviews Dr. Gulay Serhatkulu, BASF Senior Vice…